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LAURIE ANDERSON: UNITED STATES - WITH A SIGNED CARD WITH A DRAWING LAID IN
(ANDERSON, LAURIE). Anderson, Laurie. New York: Harper Colophon Books / Harper & Row, Publishers, 1984. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 232pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Barbara Richer. With a performance history, bibliography, discography and exhibition history. Compiled by the artist herself, this copiously documents Laurie Anderson's ambitious week-long 1983 presentation of her "United States Parts One-Four" multi-media performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Her collaborators for the project included George Lewis, David Van Tiegham, Peter Gordon, Rufus Harley, Roma Baran, Perry Hoberman, and others. A handsome example of the first paperbound edition with a stiff 3 ¼ x 1 ½" Pickwick Booksellers card SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in black ink "hello!! sorry to have missed you. Laurie Anderson" that incorporates a drawing of a waving hand laid in. 0-06-091110-7 Inventory Number: 020433